Huntington Surname

38,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Huntington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Huntingdon'; (a) 'of Huntington,' parishes in Herefordshire and Yorkshire. There can be little doubt that some of our Huntingtons are sprung from Huntingdon, the sharpened form being more popular.

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Huntington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,3881:34,8924,349
England1,6581:33,6064,442
Canada6181:59,6217,027
Australia5511:48,9946,105
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
Aruba421:2,464355
Wales401:77,3636,557
Scotland391:137,2778,372
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Finland101:549,67032,186
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
France71:9,488,960336,266
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
China51:273,464,31313,838
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8711:27,9853,790
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3231:15,1121,940

Huntington (124) may also be a first name.

Huntington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Huntingdon'; (a) 'of Huntington,' parishes in Herefordshire and Yorkshire. There can be little doubt that some of our Huntingtons are sprung from Huntingdon, the sharpened form being more popular.

Adam de Huntindon, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alan de Huntingdon, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Robert de Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Agnes de Huntingdone, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Peter Wodfoghel de Huntington, 131920): Freemen of York (Surt. Soc).

Johannes de Huntyngton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas de Huntyngton, 1379: ibid.

1619. James Jones and Bridget Huntingdon: Marriage Lic. (London).

1789. Married — Leonard Huntington and Margareta Clark: St. George, Hanover Square.

1795. — William Northey and Mary Huntington: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Huntington = 1 Hunta’s (or the Hunter’s) Place [Anglo-Saxon Huntan, genit. of Hunta, a hunter + tún, dwelling(s, estate, &c.] Hunta occurs as a pers. name in Domesday Book, as well as in Anglo-Saxon charters.

2 the Hunters’ Place. Huntington, Hereford, occurs in Domes­day Book as Huntenetune, for Anglo-Saxon Huntena-tún [huntena, genit. pl. of hunta, a hunter] 3 Hunting’s Estate [Anglo-Saxon Hunt-, with son (or diminutive) suff. -ing] 4 for Huntingdon, q.v.

Huntington, Staffs, was Huntingdon and Huntyndon in the 13th cent. Hunting- ton, Chesh., was usually Huntyndon, Huntyngdon, in the 14th cent., Huntinton occurring rarely. Huntington, Yorks, was Huntyngton in the 14th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Huntington (hill or place where men hunted), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes and places in cos. Hereford, Cheshire, Stafford, and York. The late William Huntington (who wore a collar of SS of his own fabrication, See Punch, Sept. 17, 1859.,) was Sunt, by birth, and adopted the final and penult syllables on arriving at manhood.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) Hunter's—don, the mount of hunters; the name of a shire and town in England.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Huntington Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Huntington Come From? nationality or country of origin

Huntington is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Huntington? popularity and diffusion

The surname Huntington is the 38,536th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 534,043 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Huntington are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 836,439th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 124 people.

Huntington is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 10,388 people, or 1 in 34,892. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent live, New York, where 6 percent live and Washington, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Huntington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Huntington has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 313 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 190 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Huntington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Huntington are 11.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Huntington earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.28% more than the national average, earning R 461,676 per year; in United States they earn 5.15% more than the national average, earning $45,371 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.92% less than the national average, earning $48,230 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huintington951/
Huntinggton951/
Huntiongton951/
Huntngton951/
Hunttington951/
Hunntingtomn911/
Juntington902/
Auntington900/
Hontington900/
Huntingtom900/

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Huntington Reference & Research

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